• The five states with the highest number of completed foreclosures for the 12 months
ending in August 2012 were: California (110,000), Florida (92,000), Michigan
(62,000), Texas (58,000) and Georgia (55,000). These five states account for 48.1
percent of all completed foreclosures nationally.

• The five states with the highest foreclosure inventory as a percentage of all
mortgaged homes were: Florida (11.0 percent), New Jersey (6.5 percent), New York
(5.2 percent), Illinois (4.8 percent) and Nevada (4.6 percent).